Friendly+Letter+(assign.+1)

Tell me about yourself
==Write a one-page friendly letter telling me about yourself (try to include some things of which you also have pictures that we will use to create a Comic Life page). This is the first piece of writing I will see of yours so make sure you punctuate it correctly and make it your best work.== ==Your letter must have in introduction and at least three body paragraphs. The first two paragraphs should be all about you and the people, places and things you love. The third should tell me what you hope to learn this year in 8th grade English or your goal for the year in English.==

The elements of a friendly letter must also be included (return name and address, date, greeting, closing).
==We will be using this letter a part of a review of the basic parts of speech, so try to write your letter using least 3 different words for each of the five basic parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb.==

30 points
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2 Missing a few of the required elements (see below) 25 points
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1 Missing half of the required elements (see below) 15 points
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 * * ===introduction===
 * === 2 body paragraphs with information written about self ===
 * === 1 body paragraph telling what you ===

want to learn this year

 * === all elements of a friendly letter are present === || * ===introduction===
 * === 2 body paragraphs with information written about self ===
 * === 1 body paragraph telling what you ===

want to learn this year

 * === all elements of a friendly letter are present === || * ===introduction===
 * === 2 body paragraphs with information written about self ===
 * === 1 body paragraph telling what you ===

want to learn this year

 * === all elements of a friendly letter are present === ||

(Sample)
Mrs. Phelps 1425 Elm St. Lebanon, PA 17042

8/25/08

Dear Students,

Hello, I am __Mrs. Phelps__ and __I__ am your eighth grade English __teacher__. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and to having a great school year! Let __me__ t__ell__ you a little about myself.

First and foremost, I am a mom. I __have__ an __energetic__ four year old son __Clayton__. My husband and I enjoy spending __quality__ time with Clay. He makes __us__ laugh __everyday__, and we look forward to the years to come! I spend my summer days with Clay playing at the pool, the playground, or just running errands and visiting friends and family. We all went to Hershey Park many times this summer and had a blast on the rides and in the water park.

In addition to being a mom and a teacher, I am also a student. I __finished__ my Master’s degree two years ago at Penn State University, Middletown and am now working on getting an ITS (Instructional Technology Systems) certification. I love blending technology into my English class, so I hope you are willing to use computers often! I plan to continue with my education and get my doctorate degree in education one day. I really do believe that knowledge is power!!

On the lighter side, I love listening to music! I have a wide array of musical favorites including some old school and new school rap/hip-hop, new country (Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney), mainstream rock/pop (Sara Bareilles, Natasha Beddingfield) and even new-age instrumental (Nuttin' But Strings). I am also obsessed with scrap booking (I am a Creative Memories Consultant) and have many books of Clay and our family's adventures over the years.

I guess the last thing I’d like you to know is that I am a __very__ positive person, and I try to surround myself with other positive people. I am honest and fair, and I believe in working smarter, not harder. I have high expectations for myself and other, and value integrity and compassion above all else. My goal for this year is to get to know each of you and help you become successful students and people. I want you to enjoy learning and realize that it doesn't have to be painful!!

I know I will have a good year, I hope you will too.

Respectfully, Mrs. Phelps

Nouns – Mrs. Phelps, teacher, Clayton

Pronouns – I, me, us

Verbs – tell, have, finished

Adjectives – energetic, quality, boisterous

Adverbs – everyday, somewhat, very